Six-Hour Student Day
Katie, a straight A student, works her hardest to keep her grades up even with a hectic schedule. Katie stays up hours studying following a draining soccer practice until six, she makes it her priority to always finish her homework. After it seems like a few moments her alarm sounds at six a.m. Why should Katie and others be punished just to catch the early bus at seven? She uses her time wisely but still sleeps seems to be her last priority. What should be students priority be? Their health or their grades? The well-being of students should be the society's concern rather than thinking about the mandatory seven hour school days students must attend weekly. As people grow older they decide that naps are not as awful as they seemed to be to us as children. Students stay up until midnight working and then they are
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When would students be able to practice at sporting events? This six-hour school schedule would leave room for practice in the morning. This would free up late afternoon and evening time for homework. Another question asked is when would these kids have time to do homework if the practice was after school? Students could start their homework and not worry about staying up too late. Students would have the ability to wake up around seven if they went to bed around eight and still receive eight hours of sleep.
Many students are familiar with block scheduling where students go to four classes for an hour and a half each day. These extended classes jam material all into one class period. Most students have trouble paying attention while lessons are crammed down their throats without receiving any breaks either. Block scheduling would be ideal if a class material was spread throughout the year. By shortening each class, teachers should use the first half to teach and the second half to help the students apply what they learned. Students then can be given a reasonable amount of
When would students be able to practice at sporting events? This six-hour school schedule would leave room for practice in the morning. This would free up late afternoon and evening time for homework. Another question asked is when would these kids have time to do homework if the practice was after school? Students could start their homework and not worry about staying up too late. Students would have the ability to wake up around seven if they went to bed around eight and still receive eight hours of sleep.
Many students are familiar with block scheduling where students go to four classes for an hour and a half each day. These extended classes jam material all into one class period. Most students have trouble paying attention while lessons are crammed down their throats without receiving any breaks either. Block scheduling would be ideal if a class material was spread throughout the year. By shortening each class, teachers should use the first half to teach and the second half to help the students apply what they learned. Students then can be given a reasonable amount of